Vol. of engravings has only engraved, illustrated half-title: Voyage pittoresque de Constantinople et du Bosphore : Collection des planches

"À la elegante plume de M. Ch. Lacretelle qui a bien voulu se charge de rʹedige les description des quarante-huit estampes."-- Preface

Barbiʹe du Bocage signed the text relating to the three maps (22 p., final leaf reversed)

Except for the first 10 p. of Barbiʹe du Bocage's comments the text is unpaged and displays no signatures, but comprises 146 p

Many engravers provided plates: F.-D. Nʹee, F. Schroeder, J.-N. Le Rouge, J.-B. Rʹeville, Desmaisons, F.-N.-B. Dequevauviller, J. Desaulx, J. Duplessi-Bertaux, F. Cardano, J.-J. Coiny, Y.M. La Gouaz, F. Pigeot, V. Pillement, M.-A. Duparc, Mlle. Levʹe, L.-M.-Y. Quʹeverdo, E. Bovinet, C.-P. Marillier, F.-P. Michel

Some plates have an additional credit (after Dessinʹe par ... and Gravʹe par ...): Terminʹe par ... In the instance of F.-D. Nʹee these are dated, ranging from 1806 to 1815

Maps include: Plan de la ville de Constantinople et de ses faubourgs ... / par Fr. Kauffer ; enriche de nouveaux dʹetails par J.-D. Barbiʹe du Bocage 1819; F.P. Michel sculp. Plate impression 51.3 x 85 cm. Includes: Plan[s] particulier[s] de serails [and] du chateau des sept-tours. -- Plan topographique de Bosphore de Thrace ou Canal de Constantinople et de ses environs ... par Fr. Kauffer ; J.-D. Barbiʹe du Bocage. 1819. 51.2 x 86.5 cm. -- Plan indicatif des points d'oʹu M. Melling a dessinʹe les vues. 57.5 x 86.5 cm

Boppe, A. Peintres du Bosphore

Boschma, C. & J. Perot. Melling

Plate impressions are oblong and bound along the top margin. Some plates are numbered, some numbers are used twice, some plates are unnumbered and interspersed. Two possible arrangements outlined in v. 1 which these seem not to follow closely. With the exception of the port. of Selim III (frontis. of text vol.), all other plates including the 3 maps are bound together, 51 leaves of plates in all

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